The Board has restored the 20 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected right arm disability, as reducing it to zero percent was not supported by evidence of improvement in her ability to function under ordinary conditions.
The deciding factor: The reduction from 20% to 0% did not reflect an actual improvement in the Veteran’s ability to function under the ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Claimed conditions
- Right arm disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164608
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What this means for you
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